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Because your voice matters.

Surgery C.A.R.E. Network Committee

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Commitment: Long-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Vancouver Island Region, patient partners from Vancouver Island (do not need to be PVN members

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The Surgery CARE Network is committed to ensuring the patient voice is meaningfully integrated into decision-making processes that impact surgical care. Patient partners bring lived experience, offering unique insights into the quality, safety, and accessibility of surgical services. Their involvement helps the committee stay grounded in patient-centered values, promotes transparency, and fosters trust between healthcare providers and the community.

Patient partner presence on the CARE Network will improve care outcomes, identify opportunities for system improvement from the patient perspective, and co-develop strategies that reflect the needs and priorities of those receiving care. The CARE network activities include development and implementation of region wide policies, safety reviews, and quality improvement projects, most recently the Surgical Safety Checklist.

Schedule: 1st Tuesday of the month 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM and 3rd Tuesday of the month 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM

Term length: 2 Years

Level of engagement: Involve
Requirements Patient & Public Partnership Program Member
Number of positions available: 3

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If you’re a member of the Patient & Public Partnership Program, submit your expression of interest for the Surgery C.A.R.E. Network Committee here

Not a member yet? Visit our website here to join our program or email us at patient.experience@islandhealth.ca for more details.

From Our Community

Karla Warkotsch

Patient Experience Consultant – Interior Health

Karla Warkotsch

The question I like to ask health care employees is ‘Who is this for?’ and ‘Do we have the right people at the table?’ As a health care employee, I see how easy it is to fall into doing for, rather than doing with patients. The voices of the patient, family and caregiver are essential to ensure the patient is central to the direction and focus of the work being done.